Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick!

Drummers playing the drums - that's what this is about. Flailing arms, intense expressions, blurred cymbals, frozen action - feel the rhythm, eat to the beat, bang on a can. Drummers provide the life-force of music no matter what part of the world they hail from. We want to see them here.
But it ain't that simple: there are rules you must follow. See them below.
And study my example. Study it closely.

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Announced:

Sunday, 17th January, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 24th January, 2010 –
Saturday, 30th January, 2010
(GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 31st January, 2010 –
Saturday, 6th February, 2010
(GMT)

Processing rules:

none.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Your photo must only show one person: the drummer. Any other musicians, roadies, audience members, groupies, sound guys, members of the press, etc - ANYONE else in the photo disqualifies it.

I don't care what kind of drummer you show: African djembe, Cuban congas, jazz or rock kits, Japanese taiko, Irish bodhran, etc.: as long as you show a drummer playing a drum or drums, it qualifies. Don't know what a drum is? See Wikipedia.

I don't care where it was taken: street performance, marching band, symphony orchestra, your cousin's garage, or the local punk rock club or rock-n-roll arena show.

I don't care if the drummer uses his hands, drumsticks or mallets. However, drummers using rubber chickens or vegetables will be (reluctantly) disqualified.

NOT ELIGIBLE: so-called 'tuned' percussion instruments such as marimbas, xylophones, vibraphones, etc. Tympani, while technically considered "tuned" drums, are ok (i.e. they are eligible). This challenge is about drums.